About me, your instructor Moira Chas Ph.D. in Mathematics, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. Research interest: Topology and geometry. MAT 515 Email: moira.chas@stonybrook.edu Geometry for teachers Office Location: 3-119 Math Tower Office hours: Mo-1:30pm-3:30pm in office We 2:45 – 3:45pm in P-143 AND by appointment. Homepage http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~moira/ : Course Homepages Course Etiquitte http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~moira/mat515-fall13/ • Announcements • Ask questions. • Syllabus • Participate on the class activities. • Schedule • Answer questions. • Homework assignments • Tell me what works and what does not. • These slides. https://blackboard.stonybrook.edu/ • Grades Textbook: Read it!! How are grades computed? • Homework, class participation 20 % • Midterm 1 20% • Midterm 2 20% • Final 40% Except for the class participation, the grade will be strongly based on performance. Effort will always contribute but it is not the basis of the grade. 1
Homework Assignments Homework and exams policy No late homework will be accepted and make-ups • You cannot learn in this course without for the exams will not be given. working on problems. But if you have a serious documented reason • Expect to spend a few hours a week communicate it to me as soon as possible and the working on homework. semester grade will be determined based on the balance of the work in the course. • Start submitting homework from the beginning of the course (and don’t stop until the end!). Homework Assignments Homework solution • Each assignment will consist in about ten problems. A complete solution will include the following: • The grader will grade selected problems (about half of them) marked in bold in the schedule. 1. The statement of the problem • Problem sets which prove to be too difficult to read 2. An organized presentation of ideas leading to a may be marked incorrect or may be returned to the solution student to rewriting (as the instructor sees fit) 3. An answer that is circled or boxed, if appropriate. • All of the homework pages MUST be stapled together 4. If a problem has multiple parts it should be solved as • Use black or dark blue ink when writing up answers though each part were a separate problem, following the for your homework assignments. Do NOT use RED order in which parts are listed. ink and do NOT use PENCIL. 5. If there is no work shown, there is no credit. In other • Homework must be submitted on Mondays, before words, an answer with no justification is not admissible class with the exception of the first homework due next (even if it is the correct answer!) week. Is it allowed to work in teams? Midterms and final The midterms and final will consist of • • You may discuss the assignments in this problems similar to the more difficult course with classmates, before working homework problems. in the write-up. The dates of the exams cannot be changed. • • Each student's submission must be his or Organize your schedule so you can be there. her own work. • It is not allowed to browse the Internet for solutions. 2
In a group ACADEMIC DISHONESTY • All work you submit for homework, final, or exams MUST be your own work. Discuss for five minutes and make a list containing the following: • If you cheat or aid someone in cheating, you will automatically fail this course and be brought up • why are you taking this course, on charges of academic dishonesty without • what do you expect to learn warning. • how you would like to learn it • Cheat includes: presenting work of other as your own (such as cutting and pasting from the internet), copying other student work, facilitate that other student copies your work, use of notes and/or electronic devices during examinations. HW0 Send me an email (moira.chas@stonybrook.edu) with your name, mathematical background and hopes and fears about this course. It would be very useful if you include a summary of what you know about geometry, what you expect to learn, and why are you taking this course. Also, let me know if you have any experience with software related to geometry (Geometer Sketchpad, Cinderella, Geogebra, etc) and whether you are interested in learning more about geometry software. Please include any other information about yourself that could be useful or relevant. 3
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